Apparatus for renovating, finishing, and smoothing rugs.



PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907.

v E. s GRADDOGK. APPARATUS FOR EENOYATING, FINISHING, AND 'SMOOTHING BUGS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY G. 1905.

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Witnesses No.847,651. A PATENTEDMAR.19,1907.

E. s. GRADDOGK.

APPARATUS FOR RENOVATING, FINISHING, AND SMOOTHING RUGS.

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Fir A I PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907. I E. S. GRADDOGK. I I APPARATUS FOR RENOVATING, FINISHING, AND SMOOTHING BUGS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, oruuou.

EDWARD s. GRADDOCK, F NEWYYORK, N. Y.-, ASSIGNOR TO 1 on NEW YoRK,'.N. Y.

JOHN BOYAJTAN,

APPARATUS FOR RENQVATlNG, FINISHING AND SMOOTHING HUGS- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. CRADDOOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the count of Kings'and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Renovating, Finishing, and SmoothingBugs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for renovating, finishing, and smoothing rugs and other purposes, and consists in the special matters hereinafter set forth and claimed, it being understood that I do not limit myinvention to the construction herein set forth, as the same may be greatly varied without departing from the spirit of my invention. I may state, however, in a general way that the ap aratus which I preferably employ compre ends a table or support for the rug or other fabric and a traveling carri e-pro vided with means for imparting to .t e rug the requisite gloss and brushing up the pile, so that a proper finish can be given to the In the drawing, Figure I is a side elevation of a machine in which my invention is embodied. Fig. II is an end View thereof.

Fi III is a plan view of the structure below the line as w of Fig.1. Fig. IV is a sectional view of a composite roll for effecting the saturation of the pile with moisture. Fig. V is a sectional view of a brushing-roll, and Fig. VI

is a sectional view of an ironing-roll.

Before specifically describing the machine I will first describe the general process employed, merely stating for the present that the rollers and the brush are carried by the frame A, which is traversed, by means presently to be described, over atable B, upon which the rug 0 is suitably carried and fastened.

For the present I will describe themode of operation of the brush and rollers and will hereinafter set forth the means by which the motions are given. I

- In the drawing, 0 indicates a brushing-roll, herein shown as a bristle-brush.- (Shown in sectional detail in Fig. V.) 6 indicates a spreading-roll. This roll is preferabl made of disk felt I) or other soft material old in place'by intervening disks b of wood or other stiff material. 0 indicates an ironing-roll,

, which is driven continuously when the motor is in motion. This ironing-roll is provided Specification 'of-Letters Patent; Application filed July 6. 1905- Serial No. 268.690. 4

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tions a minute. .1 I In carrying out the process the rug is first s t ecarriage is moved. The brush (1 serves to spread the water, andthe felt roller serves at a lower rate of rolls a 6 preferably having a eripheral speed of, say, twelve hundred revo utions a minute and the roll 0 running speed-say four hundred and eighty revo1u-.

read upon the table and wetted-and then .1

to rub it into the rug. Thes'moothin -roll erhas the effect of smoothing the rug. on a reverse motion of the carriage the smoothing-v "roller continues to smooth the rug, the fe t roller aids to put a sheen on the rug, and the brush serves to raise the pile. The speed ofthe carriage is preferably about twenty-five feet per minute, and the carriage is traversed back and forth five or six times, whereupon the'pile of the rug will be found to have been very thoroughl smoothed and an attractive sheen imparte thereto, while at the saine time the said pile will have been very thoroughly raised.

The process described can be carried out irrespectiveof the machine employed; but,

the type of machine which I preferably employ is shown in the drawings.

1n the drawings, A indicates a frame The.

frame A travels on hangers d, runnlngin Thls frame carries a main sha t e,

which is driven by a belt or sprocket chain f a from a suitable electric motor 9, which is controlled by a switch 9'. The motions of the various parts are taken from this main shaft.

I ,will first describe the traverse motion. This traverse motion is derived from the main shaft, as follows: A belt h connects apulley on the main shafte with a pulley '5 on a counter-shaft j, which shaft is b means of belts k and k on pulleys k an is opera -tively connected to two pulleys such as Z, on

anot er counter-shaft m, which in turn by means of a sprocket chain or belt 0 drives a pulle p on a driven shaft g, which is revide with pinions 1', meshing withrac s lf, e

belt Ia is a crossed belt, while the belt k is an lated.

ordinary open belt. The direction of rotation of shaft m will therefore depend 13301). which of the pulleys k or k is secure to shaftj. "In order to control the backward and forward motion, a handle t-ls provlded on a reciprocating rod 11., which is connected to an arm v, pivoted at w and controlling a *clutch x, by which either the pulley k or k ma be thrown into action.

elted or otherwise connected to the main shaft is apulley y, carried by a counter-shaft 2, which counter-shaft also carries a pulley 1, belted to a blower 2. while the machme Is in action and serves for i the better regulation of the heat to which the rug is subjected, as it is highly desirablethat the heat shall be controlled to a very fine oint. As the pi e0" whlch comprises the urner extends t e entirelength of the roll and is provided with perforations C through which the gas passed to dlrect the flame toward the lroning-roll C, the ordinary gas-- The smoothing or ironing roll is driven as follows: A belt or'sprocket-chain 3 transmits power from the'main shaft to a counter-shaft 4, from which counter-shaft power is transmitted by a belt or sprocket-chain 5 to the smoothing or ironing roll.

The brush and moisture-spreadin a b areshown as geared or belted toget or by abelt-or sprocket-chain 6, the-moisturearms 15.

spreading roll (1 being driven from the main shaft by a belt or sprocket-chain 7. A handle 8 on a reciprocating rod 9 is provided" for the purpose of throwing the last two rolls into operation. This is effected by means of a pivoted member 10 striking hpon a clutch 1'1. As'previously ointed out, the roll 0 runs continuously w ile the motor is in action.

I have also provided means whereby the ironing-roller maybe raised and lowered. This roller is shown in Fig. I as carried in journals 12 support in sliding boxes 13, suspended by meansof rods 14 from cranka handle 18, by which it may be raised and lowered.

It will be observed that the construction shown is extremely efficient and the processis carried out in a highly-efficient manner.

This blower is driven rolls A link 16 is connected to? the. shaft 17'of the crank-arms and is operated 'by together with controlling-levers for starting and stop ing the motor, starting and sto ping the rush and the felt roll, revers' tl ie movement of the frame, and raising and owering the ironing-roll. By this means I obtain in compact form mechanism which may be utilized for treating rugs of very large area on a floor-space which is but little longer than the rug itself.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a machine for dressing rugs, the com-' bination of a traveling carriage, rug-dressing device comprising a brushing-roll, a distributing-roll and a smoothing-roll carried thereby and a rug-support.

2. In a machine for dressing rugs, the combination of a traveling carriage, rug-dressing devicecomprising a brushing-roll, a distributing-roll and a smoothing-roll carried thereby, rug-support, and means for reversing the motion. of the traveling carriage.

3. In a machine for dressing rugs, the combination of rug-dressing device comprising a brushing-roll, a distributing-roll and a smoothing roll, a reciprocating carriage, means for reversing the motion of the carriage, and means for starting and stopping the rug-dressing device.

4. In a machine for dressing rugs, the combination of a traveling carriage suspended from above, rug-dressing devices comprising a brushing-roll, a distributing-roll and an ironing-roll carried thereby, and a source of power carried by the said carriage and adapted to drive the rug-dressing device and to traverse the carriage;

5. In a rug-dressing device, the combination of rug-dressing devices comprising a -brushingroll, a distributing-roll and an ironing-roll, a support therefor, support for the rug, a carriage and means carried by the carriage for effecting a reciprocal motion of translation between the rug-dressing devices and the rug-support.

6. In a dressing-machine, a carriage, a motor carried thereby for reciprocating said carriage, a movable dressing device comprising a brushing-roll, a distributingaoll and a smoothing-roll carried by said carriage, a driving connection from said motor to said dressing device, and means for disconnecting said device from said motor.

7. A'dressing-machine, including a carriage, a motor. carried thereby for moving said carriage, a dressing device comprising a brushing-roll, a distributing-roll and a smoothing-roll driven from said motor, and

means for raising and lowering said dressing device.

8. A dressing-machine, including, a car} riage, guide-tracks therefor, means fo -recip s l 0 u v l rocating said carriage on said tracks, a dressing device comprising a brushing-roll, a dis-"11 0 tributing-roll and,

a smoothing-roll, and means for starting and stopping the movement of said carriage without stopping the movement of said dressing device.

9. A dressing-machine, including a reciprocating carriage, a motor carried thereby for reciprocating saidcarriage, a dressing device comprising a brushing-roll, a distribut ing-roll and a smoothing-roll, means of connection between said motor and said dressing device, and means for raising and. lowering said dressing device independently of the movement of said carriage.

10. A dressing-machine, including a reciprocating carriage, an ironing-roll, means for rotating said roll, a burner for heating said roll, and an air-pump carried by said carriage for supplying air to said burner.

11. In a machine for dressing rugs, the combination of a traveling carriage and-a stationary rug-support, means carried by said carriage for reciprocating it over the rug-support, a brushing-roll, and a heated ironing-roll carried by said carriage and operated by the said carriage-operating means.

12. In a machine for dressing rugs, the combination -of a traveling carriage and a stationary rug-support, means carried by said carriage for reciprocating it over the rug-support, a distributing-roll comprised of felt disks, and an ironing-roll carried by said carriage and operated by the said carriageoperating means.

13. In a machine for dressing rugs, the 'comblnatlon of a traveling carriage and a stationary rug-support, means carried by said carriage for reciprocating it over the rug-support, a brushingroll, and a felt distributing-roll carried by said carriage and operated by said carriage-operating means.

14. In a machine for dressing rugs, the combination of a traveling carriage and a stationary rug-support, means carried by said carriage for reciprocating it over the rug-su port, and a dressing device comprismg a and a heated ironing-roll.

15. A machine for dressing rugs, including a reciprocating carriage, an ironing roll, means for rotating said roll, a hoodcovering said roll, a burner between said hood and said roll'directing its flame upon said roll, and an air-pump carried by said carriagc'for supplying air to said burner.

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